    The PSC Batang Pinoy National Youth Games Rugby (Touch) division was held last Saturday (December 13, 2014) at the University of St. La Salle field in Bacolod City. This was the second year Rugby was included in the list of sports for the National Youth Games.  Ten teams from all over the country traveled to the City of Smiles for this annual tournament. A total of 92 athletes born 1999 or later registered to play for the event. Three juniors teams represented the island of Luzon: Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation and Quest SOS Children's Village from Muntinlupa City and Clark Jets Rugby Club from Angeles, Pampanga. Four teams represented the island of Visayas: Cebu Baby Dragons A, B, and C from Cebu City and host team Bacolod Roosters. Three teams represented the island of Mindanao: Davao Durians Arancillo and Puyat from Davao City and Cagayan de Oro Junior Rafters from Cagayan de Oro City. Acee San juan of the Lady Volcanoes Rugby 7s team led the Oath of Sportsmanship of the young players. Teams were divided into two pools and played a round robin tournament format, with a win equivalent to 3 points, a draw to 1 point, and no points awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked after the round robin games and top 1 and 2 teams from both pools played crossover semi finals matches against each other. Fifth ranked teams from both pools played against each other for the 9th place. Fourth ranked from both pools played against each other for the 7th place. And third ranked ranked teams played for the fifth place.  In the first semis match, it was pool A first ranked team Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation who came away with a 1-0 win against their Luzon rivals and pool B second ranked team Clark Jets Rugby Club. The second semis match saw the battle of the Davao teams with the older and more experienced Arancillo (pool B first ranked team) team win 3-1 against the Puyat team (pool A second ranked team).  In the battle for third place, it was the junior ruggers from Angeles, Pampanga, who walked away with a win against the Davao Durians Puyat. The Clark Jets boys scored 5 unanswered points against the Puyat boys. The young and athletic boys from Davao fought hard until the last second but the Jets leaned on experience to win the bronze medal. Great job to both teams for this exciting bronze medal watch.  The battle for Gold was definitely the most exciting game of the tournament. Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation and the Davao Durians Arancillo were all out in their quest of being crowned the champions of the Batang Pinoy National Youth Games 2014. For the Tuloy boys, it was their first time to compete in Batang Pinoy Games. For the Davao Arancillo team, this was their chance for redemption from their first runner up finish last year. It was the Davao Durians Arancillo boys who scored the first try of the match. The Tuloy boys answered back right away with their own version of a try. The last few minutes of regulation was a see saw battle between these two evenly-matched teams. With two minutes remaining in regulation, a Tuloy player was sent off and it gave a chance to the Arancillo boys to take advantage of the overlap. Time wasn't on their side and full time ended with a 1-1 draw. The match needed to play 'golden point' to determine the champion of the games. Three minutes down in extra time, the Tuloy boys saw an overlap and scored the golden point. It was an exciting finale for these two deserving teams. Hats off to both teams for playing their hearts out in this final game. Thank you to the Philippine Sports Commission, PSC Commissioner Atty. Jolly Gomez, City of Bacolod, University of St. La Salle - Bacolod, and all the teams who participated in this year's tournament. Thank you to the Hong Kong Flying Kukri Rugby club for the rugby kits for give away. Congratulations to all the winners and we hope to see you all again next year! Official Batang Pinoy results that are registered with the Philippine Sports Commission for 2014: GOLD MEDAL SILVER MEDAL BRONZE MEDAL Leighton Tuloy sa Davao Durians Arancillo Clark Jets Rugby Club Don Bosco Foundation (Davao City) (Clark, Pampanga) (Alabang, Muntinlupa City)           MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco (Muntinlupa City) - Emerson Alargon Davao Durians Arancillo (Davao City) - Elven Flores Clark Jets Rugby Club (Clark, Pampanga) - Godfrey Reyes    SPECIAL AWARDS Best female athlete - Diana Cosare (Davao Durians Arancillo) Fair play award - Francis Pasayloon (Cebu Dragons A)   Photo gallery                               The last Get Into Rugby Festival/CBRE Juniors Tournament for 2014 was held last Saturday, December 6, at British School Manila field in BGC, Taguig City. Nineteen juniors touch and tackle teams under the PRFU Usbong Rugby program came to the venue to compete for the top spot.  Three teams competed in the u12 Touch division. Alabang Eagles topped this division with two wins and no losses for a total of six points. Clark Jets Rugby Club from Pampanga came in at second with a win and a loss for a total of three points. British School Manila ranked third after a hard fought close fight versus the Jets.  It was the Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation boys who emerged as champions in the u14 Touch division with three wins and no losses. The boys from Muntinlupa scored seven tries in three games and no tries scored against them to dominate this division. These games also served as a good preparation tournament for them for the upcoming PSC Batang Pinoy Games 2014. Most of these boys will also compete in the said tournament scheduled on December 13 in Bacolod City.  Five teams played round robin games in the u16 Touch division. Clark Jets Rugby Club regained their dominance in this division by securing the top spot with three wins and a draw for a total of ten points. Haven for Children from Alabang was a close contender at second place with three wins and a loss for a total of nine points. Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation finished at third with two wins, a draw, and a loss for total of seven points. In the u12 Tackle games, International School Manila won two games (12-5 and 17-5) over the Alabang Eagles. British School Manila topped the u14 Tackle division with a 14-5 win over rival International School Manila and a close nail-biting 7-5 win over the much improved Alabang Eagles. Alabang Eagles u14 registered their first win in the Tackle division with an exciting and hard fought 19-7 win over the International School Manila.
Alabang Eagles and Clark Jets Rugby Club competed in the u16 Tackle division. Match ended with a draw 10-10 for these two teams composed of all-Filipino boys. Hats off to all the junior rugby players who participated in this event. Congratulations to all the winning teams and well done to everyone. Thank you British School Manila for hosting the event. Thank you to CBRE Philippines for your continued support to Rugby grassroots development in our country. Watch out for these teams as they compete in the PSC Batang Pinoy National Youth Games 2014 on December 13 at University of St. La Salle football field in Bacolod City. Teams from Visayas and Mindanao will also compete for top prize in this tournament! TEAMS: u12 Touch Alabang Eagles British School Manila Clark Jets Rugby Club u14 Touch Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation Clark Jets Rugby Club Haven for Children Alabang Eagles u16 Touch Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation Alabang Eagles Haven for Children Clark Jets Rugby Club Don Bosco Canlubang u12 Tackle Alabang Eagles International School Manila u14 Tackle International School Manila British School Manila Alabang Eagles u16 Tackle Clark Jets Rugby Club Alabang Eagles |
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